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The yacht stopped as Rhodes and the other researchers scanned the water, some using binoculars.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026
To investigate the link, the researchers scanned the brains of 120 people in the United States.
From Science Daily • May 10, 2026
Some residents of Banham Zoo, near Attleborough, including penguins, a vulture, a cheetah, a tiger and a sloth, were scanned using the equipment, which produces detailed images of bones, organs and soft tissue.
From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026
At issue more broadly is the legal status of the vast amount of privately stored data that can be easily scanned.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 19, 2026
I opened the pamphlet and scanned the words.
From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas
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